Oysters are a stationary species, and that is why they were hit hard when record amounts of fresh water headed down the Mississippi River were diverted into Lake Pontchartrain and from there into ...

THIBODAUX — A local scientist says that unless the state immediately reduces the amount of freshwater ... freshwater flow when oysters are threatened. There are more river diversions planned ...

The Bronx River has the distinction of being the only freshwater river in New York ... these groups have enlisted oysters as an ally. They act as a natural filtration system in a body of water ...

receiving a permit from TPWD to move oysters from their leases affected by heavy freshwater. “Now it all depends on how long the Trinity River stays open. Everything is in the hands of Mother ...

A new round of heavy flooding threatens to kill off Galveston Bay’s remaining oysters, further harming a population that was decimated by freshwater ... farther from river mouths still had ...

If you think oysters are just delicious seafood, think again. Freshwater oysters produce an adhesive that may hold the secret to developing more environmentally friendly glues with applications ...

It devastated the oyster industry in Galveston Bay. The surge of fresh water to the bay is killing its local oyster population and the industry behind them. It only took a few weeks of rain to ...